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Access...

I don't really have much experince with Access as a program. All I do is open it, build database, then close it.

What I was wondering if the compress option, I know this question is prolly going to be completly stupid, would slow down access to the database? Or if you can even access the database when its compressed.

are you talking about compressing the database or compacting the database??? Because compacting the database, makes it more effecient. When any data is deleted in access, the file becomes fragmented. "Compact" option does something to an Access file - what the "Defragmenter" utility does with a hard disk.